INTERPROVINCIAL.

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume XVI, Issue 48, 25 February 1881, Page 2

INTERPROVINCIAL.

Dunedin, Thursday night. A four-roomed brick house in Dundasstreet, owned by Paul Sharley, and occupiejd by Fred S. Nicholls, journalist, was totally destroyed by fire this evening. Sharley is insured for £250 with the National, and Nicholls for £150 with tho South British, but the loss iB considerably over those amounts. The fire is supposed to have arisen from an ash bucket. Friday. Five new insolvencies were filed during the week. Mayo continues unconscious, and is gradu-. ally sinkincc. Lloyd is progressing favorably. The Union Company have received advice that the Orient leaves Sydney on April 8 and the Cotopaxi on March 25.

Palmerstoj. North, Thursday night. The Jand sale to>day was a great, success as far as Palmerston and Kairanga were concerned, but Fitzberbert was a failure on account of there being no raids and no guarantees for repairs. The total amount of cash Bales was .£10,130 17s 6d. Ele.ven contested-deferred payment sectioDß realised £998 14s Gd above the upset price. Thirtynine cash sections realised ,£BOO 2s. The anion ut received ou deferred payments is not yet known. CnKisTCHOBCH, Thursday night. In the cricket match, Canterbury v. Utagoj. when the stumps were drawn this evening Chrislcliurcb had lost 7 wickets for 321 runs. Watson played a good innings for 175. At the inquest, ou the child Moore, the verdict was " Found drowned." Friday. The match waa resumrd nt 12.20, when Fowler joined Fuller, (ho nofc out. The latter was caught after making 2. Cotterill and Fowler made a good stand and put on .43. runs. Fowler gave fen easy chance to point, which was dropped. Some smart running wag done while those two were in, but Fpw-. ler ran himself out eventually after making *' 21. Cotterill fchade three beautiful square leg hits for four a piece and parried his bat Out. Frith, the last uian,-waa bowled by ai yorker from Hume, the score atandiog at 381, lhat of 1875 being overtopped by 27 runs. Crawsbaw atid Collinson were , the first representatives ; of Otago. Theldtlter was howled by W. Frith in : the first over, aod Fuller disposed, of the other before any funs were made. Haskell and Paramour stayed together, for a time, hut the scoring was very slow. Paramour made 9 and was bowled out by Frith. 10—3 —8. Spring hit his first ball for fotlr to leg. Haskell was then bowled by Frith, atid at lubch the .core Was IS for four wickets. -..Hawera, Friday.-. Wilkinson, Receiver of land revenue, was brought up on remand yesterday Charged with embezzling £1. 3 a. Mr Barleytnan, the Crown Prosecutor, asked 'lot A. further remand as the officer from the Treasury was up investigating the accounts but had not yet beeu able to go through them all. Mr Ward, solicitor for Wilkinson, opposed the remand, but the Bench granted it till Tuesday next. Mr Ward asked that tbe bail might be reduced but thi. was refused, Mp, Ward said that he hoped tho Benoh had not' been influenced by an article which appeared in the Patea Mnil of Tuesday^ and strongly animadverted upon itß contents. Mr Barleyman agreed with Mr Ward and deprecated such comments whilst the case waa before the Court. The Bench agreed with the remarks made by counsel, but Btated that it had not been influenced iv any way by the comments in the newspaper referred to. Wellington, Friday? . At Porirua yesterday a lad named Morgan had his shoulder lacerated through the accidental discharge of a gun while oufc rabbit shooting.